S-FRAME 2022.1 Release Highlights

Code Compliance

There has been a new design code supported, focused on the design of Offshore Structures.  This allows users designing offshore structures to take advantage of S-FRAME, and S-STEEL's integrated analysis, and design approach, or use S-PAD for a standalone design check solution.

• S-FRAME and S-STEEL have been updated with support of the American Petroleum Institute's RP 2A-WSD Code, 22nd Edition: Recommended Practice for Planning, Designing, and Constructing Fixed Offshore Platforms-Working Stress Design
• S-PAD has been updated with support for API RP 2A-WSD Code, 22nd Edition

S-CONCRETE now offers Code support for the ACI 318-19 code for beam, and column section design.

This support includes:

• True axial force vs. biaxial moment interaction
• Biaxial shear design
• Torsion design
• Shear and torsion interaction
• Slenderness effects
• Reinforcement ratios and detailing checks
• Crack control checks
• Batch Processing
• Added support for new provisions for transverse stirrup spacing requirements across beam width in S-LINE

S-TIMBER has been updated to support the latest Canadian wood design code: CSA O86-19.

S-TIMBER now allows users to run material take-off, and cost calculations independently of analysis.

Timber Structure Modeling

• S-TIMBER now offers users the ability to convert panel area loads to member distributed loads as per their desired span direction.
• Automatic generation of storeys using the existing structure

• Rigid Diaphragms and Rigid Bodies can now auto-find constrained objects within their local coordinate system
• Users can view panel element labels, ID's and element coordinate system angles

BIM

S-TIMBER allows for import of structures from Revit 2023

Scripting

Improvements have been made to the script editing experience, using Scintilla.

See attached PDFs for full description of all enhancements and bug fixes.

To download the lasted version of the S-FRAME Suite Solutions, head to the Altair One Marketplace.